Jihadism; the Model of Quranic Action in the Face of New Media

The present era is the age of modern communication technologies and media. the Iranian society is characterized with an increasing use of the modern media on the one hand, and has become a consumerist and a user of innovations on the other hand. As a progressive model, the concept of "jihadism" has four dimensions in this research: science, power, plan and self-jihadism, and it aims at facilitating progress in all areas related to Muslims’ lives. For a theoretical explanation of the issue, while relying on the Divine Word for the extraction of the model, the Parsons approach and theory of "reconciliation" is mentioned. According to this framework, the Iranian-Islamic society is considered a construction, and the new media have two positive and negative aspects. Based on the essence of strength and flexibility in the advancement of the Islamic society, the jihadist culture strives to prevent the negative impact of this arena on lifestyle. The present study shows that by using the model of jihadi action, one can preserve values and achieve social cohesion and active presence, and thus the desired progress in planning an Islamic lifestyle will be made possible.